Samsung unviels 10-chip package

PTISep 19, 2005, 10.00am IST

SEOUL: South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics said Monday it has developed the world's first 10-chip MCP (multi-chip package) that would boost space efficiency in mobile phones and other portable devices.The new multifunctional chip package can mix different memory chips depending on its application, Samsung said.The MCP has become a core part of mobile phones, delivering high capacity and small size. US market researcher iSuppli Corp predicts the global MCP market will rise from 4.9 billion dollars this year to 7.6 billion dollars in 2008.Last week the world largest maker of dynamic random access memory chips (DRAM) unveiled the world's first 16-gigabit NAND flash memory chip, a product that could revolutionise data storage.